I know, i know, it's been sooo long. I'm sorry. At least i finally got this up. I've been sick all of Thanksgiving break. Now you get to know what happens with the creatures and the clones. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars.
"Anyone see some good cover?" Sarge asked quickly. They all began to look around the swampy area for somewhere to bunker down in.
"I see a ditch, about, 1 kilometer to the right," said Douglas. Sarge came over beside him to check out the position. Another screech was heard, but closer this time.
"That will have to do. Move it out quickly, Douglas on point. Zero you bring up the rear. Stud, this is not the time," said Sarge before Stud could make a joke. The men ran at a brisk pace toward the ditch. Douglas jumped into the ditch first, then Sarge, followed by the rest of the squad.
"Keep you eyes opened for any of those creatures. I'm gonna try to contact HQ."
"Maybe they will send us some backup," said Zil hopefully. The screeching was incredible loud, but the men were confident they would be able to spot this newfound enemy easily. The men sat in the ditch uncomfortably and uneasily as the screeching got closer and louder.
"Crap," said Sarge, causing most of the men to jump. "HQ says they have no reports of these creatures and that apparently there is a big battle going on near a main city. They say they don't have any troops to spare, and we have new orders to move to this battle."
"Isn't that good?" asked Pat.
"No. We have orders to more on foot. And the best part is that they want us to move directly towards were the creatures are coming from."
The men sat for a few moments, quietly absorbing the information. The screeching was getting close now, and they were uneasy.
"Contact, 12 o'clock" whispered Thunder. The men could see the human like creature in the tall grass only a few yards from their position. Soon several more could be seen lurking in the grass behind the first.
"What are they doing?" asked Zero. The grass was full of eyes staring at the squad members. The creatures were deathly quite now, and had been for the past few minutes. They just sat there, staring at the ten men.
Suddenly one of the creatures leapt from the grass, and ran strait at the ditch. Sarge pushed himself to the edge and took aim. His first shot hit the creature on its chest. The shot slowed the creature for a few seconds, but it kept coming. His second shot hit it in the face, and the creature crashed down into the soggy ground. None of the other creatures made a move to attack.
"So, we know to shot 'em in the face," said Stud. No one really reacted to his statement.
The creatures were not doing anything, which just helped to unnerve the men in the ditch.
"I wish they would do something," said Zil. Immediately twenty creatures leapt from the grass and charged the men.
"Way to open your big mouth," said Stud as he aimed. The men were taking careful aim at the creatures, and most of the shots were dead on. The last creature fell a yard from the ditch, but the men could see plenty more in the grass.
"Sir, what if they try to outflank us?" asked Pat, ever the strategist.
"We have no way of telling if that will happen," replied Sarge.
"Why don't we just use the fleet satellite?" asked Wellington.
"We'll try that," said Sarge.
"Sir? I was going to say that next," said Stud.
"Sure, and Anakin Skywalker will turn to the dark side, kill his wife the senator, join Palpatine the dark lord of the Sith, and one day be killed by his own son. That's exactly how it will go down," said Douglas. This got a few chuckles from the other members of the squad.
"According to the satellite the swamp is full of the creatures, but they aren't trying to outflank us or come at our rear. Shut it Stud. They are shifting around a bit back there though." The creatures had been quiet for quite some time now, but they appeared to be restless.
A screech went up, and it started far away, but it soon got closer. Before anyone could comment on this several creatures charged the ditch, and soon a steady stream of them pored out of the grass.
The men stopped aiming carefully, and began to rely on shear firepower to stop the beasts. As one fell three leaped over it and continued on. A few well placed rocket explosions blew several creatures to bits, but more continued to charge. The men threw a few grenades at the charging creatures, but the steady flow of new ones replaced fallen comrades too quickly for the men's comfort.
"Well, the good news is that the swamp is emptying of creatures."
"And the bad news is that they're all coming strait at us," replied Stud as he chucked another grenade, which was rewarded with a satisfying screech. The creatures were getting closer by using their shear numbers. There were simply too many for the men to gun down. They were falling in heaps, and soon the bodies were clogging up the field of fire and the creature's paths.
"These are the last few creatures coming now," said Sarge. The amount of creatures did seem to be dieing down. The last few charged the ditch, and seven of them made it into the ditch.
At the last second they jumped at the ditch, and came crashing down on top of some of the men. One was put down with a well placed shot in the face, and another with a grenade. Pat was fighting with one that had landed on top of him, and Stud was pumping shots into its back. Pat was struggling to keep the creature's jaws from tearing him apart. Two other creatures had been dispatched with some well placed shots. The other two were fighting with Zil and Zero. Zil had lost his gun, and was fighting off the monster with his fists. Zero was to close to the creature to use his gun, but with a nice whack in the chest with his rifle butt he was able to get the room he needed to kill the beast.
Stud's seventh shot finally caused the creature to collapse, and Pat was able to push it off. Stud helped him up. Zero was still fighting with the other creature, but Manchester silenced it. The men stood there for a second to catch their breath.
"Well, that was interesting," said Lightning. The other men turned to Sarge, wandering what they were going to do next.
"Ok, let's move out. Same formation as last time, Stud in the rear."
"That's what the Twi'lek said!" said Stud. This time the joke was met by laughter.
Ahh, completion. We finally know what happened. Doesn't it feel good. I know, kind of quickly done. Creatures, shooting, end. Hopefully i can get another chapter out soon, but i guarantee one will be posted in December (hopefuly). Till next time!